Clara was already lying on her bed, it was already the middle of the night, she had covered herself with a blanket, there were no clothes she could wear that night, all the nightgowns she had were too revealing for her and she was not comfortable wearing them, so Clara only wore a t-shirt and shorts for sleep.
The innocent girl stared at the ceiling, she missed her parents and hoped they would report her to the police and find her before it was too late. Her tears flowed down her cheeks again, she wanted to go back to that day when a man approached her and claimed to be an agent and managed to fool her.Still deep in thought, suddenly there was a knock on the door and the door opened, Eva appeared there with two guards, scared Clara, and sat on her bed.“Eva, what are you doing here with them? I want to sleep and-""Miss Clara, Mr. Steven wants you to come to his room, right now,” Eva said."What? No! I don't want to go anywhere, I'm tired and I want to sleep," Clara said Eva gave the code to the bodyguards to force Clara off her bed and took her to Steven's room which was right beside her.Clara was dragged to Steven's room and when she got there Steven could see Clara's frightened face, the guards immediately let go of their hands and left Clara in Steven's room. But when Clara wanted to run away from there, Steven immediately threatened her."Get out of this room, and you'll never meet your parents," Steven said, he got up from his bed and poured whiskey into a glass before taking a sip.“Don't touch my family! What do you want from me?" Clara said and Steven walked over to her, stood right in front of her, and sniffed at Clara.“I bought lots of lingerie for my Kitten to wear, but why did you choose this ugly outfit for tonight? Hm?” Steven said, their eyes met and he could see every tear streaming down Clara's cheek."Why? Why are you doing this to me? What did I do wrong to you?" Clara said."It wasn't me, I don't know why you were there, What did you do wrong that you could be sold in that glass box, I bought you expensively and that means you are mine now," Steven said."Please...don't do this, Let me work here, to pay for everything, I beg you," Clara said and knelt in front of Steven to get mercy. But Steven just laughed.He brought Clara back to stand in front of him and gripped her arm tightly, causing her pain.“Listen to me Kitten, I forgive you tonight for not wearing the lingerie I gave you in the damn closet, but not tomorrow night, and one more thing, if you ask for a job? So this is your job, serve me for the rest of your life," Steven said and his eyes which were originally black turned into emerald green, shining and very beautiful, as if hypnotizing Clara in front of him.“Who… who are you exactly? Why…why did your eyes change?” Clara stuttered. But instead of answering Clara's question, Steven kissed her lips, making Clara silent for a moment before struggling and pushing Steven away from her.That made his innerwolf angry, Clara tried to back away from Steven, but Steven's sharp gaze didn't leave Clara's eyes."No, please...please sir, don't do this, please..." Clara said and Clara, who was cornered, couldn't do anything, Steven immediately approached her, looking at her in annoyance.“Serve me or the lives of your parents will be at stake!” Steven said and Clara just cried when Steven brushed her lips again, Clara squeezed the hem of her shorts tightly with her shaking body, because she was very scared, afraid of what would happen, and afraid of who Steven was.***The next day, Clara woke up from her sleep, her body felt very sore, she was in the middle of a messy bed, without clothes, and only covered with a blanket. Tears flowed again when she remembered what happened last night to her. She has to lose her virginity to a scary stranger.His emerald eyes were still clear in Clara's mind, glaring at her intently. While Clara was still lying in pain on the bed, the door opened and Eva appeared there with a tray of food."Good morning Miss Clara," Eva said and Clara sat on the bed groaning in pain in her waist. She covered part of her body with the blanket and saw how messed up the mattress she was sleeping on, her torn clothes strewn across the floor."What time is it?" Clara said."8 am, Miss Clara, I made you some soup according to Mr. Steven's asked," Eva said."Why? You are also a woman but why are you doing this? You should have helped me, I—""Miss Clara, I'm just a maid here, There are many things you don't know about this place but I hope you never find out," Eva said."What do you mean?" Clara said."Miss Clara, eat your breakfast and I will prepare some warm water for you to bathe," Eva said and she stepped into the bathroom.Clara didn't see anything that she could wear to cover her body, but she saw a robe near the bed, she knew it was Steven's but she had no other choice but to take it, holding back the pain in her hips, Clara grabbed the robe and put it on.Steven's smell even lingered on the robe and made Clara sick, making her remember what happened last night it was very annoying, but Clara couldn't do anything because she was worried about her parents' safety.Clara looked out the window, there were lots of bodyguards on guard there, She had never really been free from that bad place that she thought was hell, the place where she now lived was the real hell.To be continued…Steven was in his office, with a cigarette in his hand he stared intently at the two men in front of him who were kneeling and begging for mercy."So, what confession do you want to tell me?" Steven said“Mr. Steven, we...we want to quit this job," A man said and Steven was still smoking his cigarette.“And?” Steven said.“Can we quit this job? You promised to set free us after 2 years and we've been here almost 3 years, we-""Well, you remember my promise well, yes You both can quit your jobs, After all, I have no reason to keep you both here, especially you, using my drugs without my permission for a year, coming to my club, and hiring my striptease dancers with my salary give it, do you think your debt is paid off with all your behavior?" Steven said and they looked shocked. Steven never came to his factory or club or gambling place, but that didn't mean he didn't know what was going on there.Steven stood up from his chair and walked over to those who were still kneeling, their ac
Clara didn't do anything after she returned to her room, she just sat on her bed and looked out the window. Clara has been very afraid of the night since what happened to her yesterday. She felt disgusted with herself. Clara was only wearing her bathrobe at that time because she didn't want to wear the lingerie that Steven had asked for. It made her look like a bitch and she didn't like that. It was getting late, but Clara was startled by the sound of a door opening behind her, it was Steven, the man she was so afraid of. "Oh that's where my kitten appears," Steven said and approached Clara who lowered her head because she was too afraid to see Steven. "What happened? Why don't you want to see me? And why are you still wearing your bathrobe? Hm?” Steven said and he lifted Clara's chin so he could meet her beautiful eyes. "Please...please let me go," Clara said and Steven just grinned. “Go? Where are you going in the middle of the night huh?” Steven said. “I…I have to meet my p
In the room, Steven looked very frustrated, he had done it, he didn't know why but he could no longer restrain himself when he was with Clara at that time. He did. Steven stood in front of the mirror and looked at his messy self. He cleaned his mouth which was full of blood and could still taste the sweetness of Clara's blood at that moment.“Shit!! Who's she?" Steven said.Since the first time he saw Clara in the glass box, Steven felt different, his eyes continued to pay attention to Clara's beauty, which looked different from the others.Clara's innocence amazed him, even the wolf inside Steven agreed that Clara had something special, which he only saw as a wolf. When Steven touched her body, he felt like he had met his soulmate, his eyes shone beautifully when he looked at Clara, emerald green, a color that Steven had never shown to any woman before.But Clara's presence can make Steven become the Alpha he should be, touching Clara with his heart, not his lust.***Clara was still
As days passed, Clara realized that something had happened to her, she felt her body getting weaker and always felt nauseous when she smelled a scent that bothered her. Clara looked pale and Steven never saw her again. No one knows why Steven seems to ignore Clara.That night, Eva came to bring porridge as Clara had asked for. She felt that her mouth felt bitter and her stomach felt very nauseous."Miss Clara, here is your porridge, I also made hot tea to relieve your nausea," Eva said."Thank you," Clara said.“Miss Clara, your condition has gotten worse since Mr. Steven left, he hasn't come back here and I can't contact the doctor to check your condition," Eva said."He goes?" Clara said."Yeah, I think it's been almost a month since he left this mansion, that's why he never saw you, right?" Eva said."Yes, and—-" Clara covered her mouth when she smelled the porridge near her. Eva immediately took the porridge away from Clara and put it on the table."If you continue like this you m
Steven was busy sipping wine at his desk, he kept thinking about what Larry said about his mother, Kara. He hated the woman for abandoning him and his father at their worst moment.Even after Kara left, Steven never heard from her again, nor did she ever look for Steven and his father, Gary. Steven couldn't believe what Larry was saying, it all seemed like nonsense to his ears.'Knock...knock..'"Come in," Steven said and a man came in, a bodyguard who had worked for a long time at Steven's factory."What is it?" Steven said he took the last sip of wine before putting the glass on the table.“There's a problem with the machine, sir,” the Guard said.“What? That's the best machine I bought, If a problem occurs it's not with the machine but with who uses it," Steven said and the bodyguard just lowered his head."I'm sorry sir, but—"“No buts, you know what you have to do, who uses that machine?” Steven said.“Noah Burke, sir,” the Guard said."Oh, poor son of the Burke family, punish hi
Clara wanted to get ready for bed when Steven suddenly came into her room, startling her and sitting on her bed.“What…what are you doing here?” Clara said.“Hi Kitten, did you miss me?” Steven said, he walked over to Clara on the bed and sat there."N-No…please I just want to sleep tonight," Clara said."Then maybe it's my baby who misses me," Steven said."I'm not pregnant," Clara said."Come on Clara, don't make things difficult for yourself, you can feel it, your baby is in there, in your perfect tummy," Steven said.“What have you done to me?” Clara said."I only marked you, as Alpha I have to mark what should be mine, and that's you," Steven said."Why me?" Clara said."That's an easy question because it's you, an Alpha doesn't have a special reason to mark his mate, I only know if it's you," Steven said.“I miss my parents, I hate being here, I hate this,” Clara said."Oh don't cry Kitten, you will meet them if you do everything I want, remember, you are already mine, so I will
A month passedClara slowly began to understand what she had to do, Eva also helped her to stay there for the sake of the baby she was carrying. Maybe Clara is the luckiest among the other Kittens, they were only bought and made into sex slaves but not Clara.Even though her virginity was taken by force at that time, she never received any bad treatment other than being locked in a room. But she doesn't lack anything, she gets everything she needs. It's just that she misses her parents and feels confused because no one is looking for her.At that time, Clara was eating lunch at the dining table. Yes, she was given the freedom to leave her room, but she still couldn't leave the gate. Many pairs of eyes will be watching her, and Clara doesn't want to play with her parents' lives.“Have you finished eating, Miss Clara?” Eva said.“Yes, I'm full,” Clara said."Today the strawberries in the garden are starting to bear fruit, do you want to see them?" Eva said."Oh really? Can I taste it to
Clara was asleep that night, when Steven came in and saw Clara sleeping soundly with the blanket slightly open and showing her body. She was wearing the nightgown that Steven gave her, it looked sexy but Steven just grinned and covered Clara's body with a blanket.Steven, who was sitting near Clara, could only stare at Clara's beautiful face, looking innocent and kind, but quite brave and strong. Steven also saw the bite mark on Clara's neck, the bite left a trace that would not disappear until they died together.Clara woke up and opened her eyes. She was shocked to see Steven and immediately covered her body with a blanket.“Hi Kitten,” Steven said."What are you doing here?" Clara said.“I missed you,” Steven said.“W-What?” Clara said."I keep thinking about you and it bothers me," Steven said and Clara was silent.“How do you feel? And our baby?” Steven said."Good," Clara answered coldly."Great," Steven climbed onto the bed and lay down next to Clara, making Clara scared and im
Clara propped against the window, looking out at the gray clouds drifting across the sky. The rain fell gently, tracing on the glass like tears she no longer wished to weep. Ruby sat in the middle of the room, running light fingers over the music box Steven had given her. Its gentle song had been a solace to her, a gentle lullaby that had, for an instant, pushed aside her nightmares.Three evenings had passed since the present was received, and ever since, Ruby had slept wondrously. Clara wished she hated the man who sent it—hated tearing the note into pieces and damning his name. But she just could not deprive herself of what it was accomplishing with her daughter.And that was the worst which frightened her most.She had no idea where she was anymore. Her hard, cold heart, lie-resistant and now broken at such easy giving. Steven lingered in their lives like a ghost—lost, but still haunting all the glanced-over looks Ruby glances back over her shoulder at the door, all the bursts of
The clock on the wall quietly ticked by with the stillness of night as Clara remained sitting on the bed, her fingers lightly sweeping Ruby's forehead. The child convulsed again, sleep interrupted by something Clara was unable to decipher — an intensifying terror night after night."Mommy…" Ruby woke in her sleep, little fists clutching the blanket as though it alone restrained her.Clara felt her heart break for the hundredth time that week.“I’m here, baby,” she whispered, pressing a soft kiss on her daughter’s temple.It'd been weeks since they'd gone out. Weeks since Clara'd instructed Steven never to find them again. But even as far removed as they'd attempted to become, the outlines of that house — of all that'd transpired — pursued. Clara sensed it in Ruby's fidgeting, in the haunted way she inspected the periphery of the room as though someone would appear from it.Clara slowly lowered herself beside Ruby, wrapped her in a hug, and attempted to warm her shivering. Only warmth,
Morning light struggled to get through Steven's office window, dense folds of fabric, and flooded golden warmth into the room. Steven was awake. His mind had gone round and round all night. Ruby's small face before him as he had seen—how she concealed herself in Clara, weeping, her shakie little hands. But still, he could hear the call of "Papa" from her. The guilt had left, now supplanted with lust. It was a flame that burned within him, one that no whiskey or authority could extinguish.Steven sat forward in his chair, his eyes red-rimmed, a cigarette burning between his fingers. The smoke curled around, slow and heavy, just as the heavy thoughts rested upon his mind.He had stuffed the present—which was Ruby's favorite plush toy, a hand-carved music box, and a name-engraved necklace alongside Clara's. He wasn't trying to bribe her. He wasn't trying to purchase her back from him with gold coins. He just wanted them to realize that he still didn't forget them—never. That he hadn't re
Sunlight streaming in through the drapes gently illuminated the room where Clara sat beside Ruby. Her daughter's fever had finally subsided after a sleepless, endless night, but a thin strand of unease still nestled in Clara's breast. She combed Ruby's hair gently, her shaking fingers lined with weariness.A gentle knock on the door."Clara," Diana replied. "There is a man at the gate. He claims he is here making a delivery to you."Clara stood up from her chair, scowling in distrust. "A delivery? Who from?"Diana shrugged. "He wouldn't tell me. But he did leave his name… Steven."Clara's heart constricted.Steven.She stayed there not wanting to disturb Ruby and departed. Standing outside was a tall, dominating man in an overcoat made of black cloth, sunglasses hiding his face although it was early morning. Next to him stood a black automobile. Clara was not familiar with him, yet the cold calculated look brought so forcefully back Steven's world."You are Clara," the man said courte
Clara clasped the windowpane, her gaze drifting over the darkening sky as rain crashed against the pane like secrets struggled so urgently in her head. The world outside was as bitter and mournful as the things swirling round her head. Within, Ruby flung in bed, crying thin wails that caught at Clara's own sorrowful heart.Things were not what they ought to have been.Since they'd set out from Steven's estate, nothing had felt right. Ruby cried herself to bed each evening, waking up with a freezing scream, with no idea what terror afflicted her small body. Clara attempted it all—singing to Ruby, reading aloud to her, cuddling her—but to no avail. Ruby's night terrrors did not abate, and Clara's own sense of helplessness just increased."She needs him," Diana had whispered that morning, looking at Ruby with concern. "Perhaps you should have Steven go see her."Clara had stormed. "No, Mom. He kicked us out. Told us never to return. He made the decision."Diana had sighed, but remained s
As days passed, Clara felt that something wasn’t right with Ruby and her life, there was a feeling that she couldn't describe in words. The fear that every night always becomes a nightmare for her. That also seemed to be what Ruby felt, since they returned to Diana's house, there wasn't a single day when Ruby could sleep soundly, even Clara's presence couldn't calm her down.Diana had asked Clara to ask Steven to come because she felt that maybe Ruby missed her father by her side, but Clara immediately refused, she felt that Steven had thrown her out and asked them never to return to the mansion, after all, that was what Clara had wanted for a long time.Clara's presence in the mansion with Steven was only because she was tied to something, Ruby was the reason she was there, she could have reported everything to the police but was she able to put Steven in prison, since she saw how strong Steven was with all the wealth and power he had. Steven could easily eliminate someone and cover
At that time, Steven returned to meet Ray somewhere. He had been waiting for that man for a long time until Ray finally came over to him.“Sorry I'm late,” Ray said."I won't waste any more time, I will help you find Angel," Steven said."Thanks, Steven, I know you will help me find it, what can I do?" Ray said."Tell me who is the person who took advantage of it, you said I know who that person is and he did this on purpose to bait me," Steven said."That's Leo, I'm sure you know that man because Angel once said it and-""What? Leo? Since when did Angel work for him? And…” Steven stopped short when he remembered something Angel said when they met."What is it?" Ray said."Nothing, if it's Leo, then he knows what steps I will take after this, he's like my shadow, he always finds out what my weaknesses are and is ready to stab me in the back," Steven said.“Then what should we do? I'm sure we can't just stay here without certainty like this, I'm sure Angel is definitely in trouble, she
Clara seemed lost in thought in her daughter's bed, many thoughts were bothering her, and she didn't even know why these thoughts felt like they were entangling her, making her space feel tight. Her meeting with Steven was not a good thing, only trauma left a mark on Clara's life regarding Steven.But there was a space in Clara's heart that seemed unable to make her hate the Alpha, the don, that much. Clara looked at her daughter, Ruby. Her sleeping face looked similar to her father's. Even though Clara never wanted to admit it.'Knock..knock..'"Come in," Clara said and Steven was there, Clara could feel the Alpha's presence, but she didn't want to look at him.“Clara, I want to talk to you,” Steven said."What is it?" Clara said.“Come with me for a moment,” Steven said."No, I have to accompany Ruby," Clara said."This is an order, meet me in the reading room now," Steven said and left Ruby's room. His voice sounded serious, she even felt that Steven's attitude was quite cold towar
Clara woke up that morning from her deep sleep, she could feel a warmth in her body that she rarely felt in the morning, a warmth that made her very comfortable, Clara didn't feel like opening her eyes that morning, she wanted to continue sleeping and enjoy her morning for a long time.But when she realized that the warmth she was getting was not from the morning sun entering her room, her eyes immediately opened and found Steven's face who was nearby. She could even feel the warm breath of the Alpha who was sleeping next to her.Clara's initial reaction should have been to push Steven's body away from her and shout at him but what Clara did was the opposite. She also didn't understand what was happening to her body, but being in Steven's arms was the most comfortable thing she felt. She found her body calm and peaceful as if all the problems in her life had just disappeared.Clara just stared straight at the Alpha who was still asleep at that time, she noticed the curves of his face,